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Tommy Thompson Shames Himself
His embrace of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. has soiled the ex-governor’s reputation.
Nov 19th, 2024 by Bruce MurphyResults Show Wisconsin GOP Is Now Trump’s MAGA Party
Trump outperformed underlying Republican candidates, reversing 2020 results.
Nov 7th, 2024 by Shawn JohnsonEvers, Baldwin Tour Milwaukee and Madison
Democratic governor and senator visit key sites to energize voters on Election Day.
Nov 5th, 2024 by Sophie BolichCan Harris Win Wisconsin?
Why Democrats are confident. And how the state's geography could upset expectations.
Nov 4th, 2024 by Bruce MurphyA Vote for Jill Stein is a Vote for Donald Trump
'Jill Stein isn’t the answer - she is a fraud,' says Milwaukee alderwoman.
Oct 28th, 2024 by Ald. Marina DimitrijevicThompson Urges Serb Hall Rally by Trump
Former governor urges Republicans to contest Milwaukee and Dane counties.
Sep 23rd, 2024 by Steven WaltersWomen Could Decide Wisconsin Elections
Moms for Liberty vs. Motherhood for Good?
Sep 15th, 2024 by Corrinne HessHarris May Need More Than 51% of Vote
Wisconsin looks good, but she may need 3% lead in national vote to win electoral college.
Sep 11th, 2024 by Bruce ThompsonWhy Trump Voter Now Opposes Him
Lori McCammon of Alma, Wisconsin, has recorded a video for Republican Voters Against Trump.
Sep 10th, 2024 by Erik GunnHaley Voters for Harris Launches Operations in Wisconsin Taps Veteran Wisconsin GOP Operative
Sep 9th, 2024 by Haley Voters for Harris
Marquette Poll Retooled for 2024 Election
E-mails and texts replacing random phone calls.
Sep 9th, 2024 by Steven WaltersWill Liberal Dane County Decide Presidential Election?
County has grown by about 43,000 since 2016, when Trump got 23% of vote.
Sep 2nd, 2024 by Peter CameronJill Stein, Green Party Will Appear on Wisconsin Ballots, Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge
Court, in unsigned brief, says it won't take up Democrats attempt to block Stein from ballot.
Aug 26th, 2024 by Sarah LehrWisconsin DNC Delegates Express Optimism After Harris’s DNC Speech
Democrats in the Windy City say they're ready to bring the energy and enthusiasm from the convention home, mobilize voters.
Aug 23rd, 2024 by Rich Kremer‘Thou Shalt Not Forget Wisconsin,’ Haunted Democrats Declare
Hillary Clinton didn't campaign in Wisconsin and lost it. This year is a far different story.
Aug 19th, 2024 by Anya van WagtendonkRepublicans, Democrats Play Games With Third Parties on Wisconsin Ballot Access
Green Party, Kennedy, West all receiving help or opposition, depending on circumstance.
Aug 16th, 2024 by Henry RedmanWisconsin’s Republican Roots Run Deep
Party that will have its national convention here was founded in this state in 1854.
Jul 8th, 2024 by Steven WaltersBiden Courts Black Voters in Milwaukee Radio Interview
Biden's interview with Sherwin Hughes is example of importance of Black vote.
May 16th, 2024 by Anya van WagtendonkVoters Throw Shade on Biden, Trump
Nearly 180,000 primary voters refused to vote for either. What's does that mean for Wisconsin?
Apr 8th, 2024 by Steven WaltersBiden, Trump Easily Win Wisconsin Primaries
But protest votes hint at challenges for both in November.
Apr 2nd, 2024 by Bruce MurphyTrump Pushes Election Lie in Wisconsin
Does interview on WISN radio ahead of election day appearance in Green Bay.
Apr 2nd, 2024 by WPR StaffAbout That Recall Effort Against Robin Vos
The campaign by Vos haters is anti-democratic. Here's why.
Mar 13th, 2024 by Bruce ThompsonGreen Party Candidate Will Be On Wisconsin’s Presidential Ballot
Democrats fear a loss of votes that could defeat President Joe Biden.
Feb 10th, 2024 by Robert D'AndreaEven Republicans Praise Tammy Baldwin
Democrat’s ability to court rural vote wins grudging respect — and fear.
Feb 8th, 2024 by Bruce Murphy2024 Political Calendar Is Jam Packed
Lots of deadlines and dates culminating in presidential election where Wisconsin's vote could be crucial.
Jan 8th, 2024 by Steven WaltersMeagan Wolfe Impeachment Effort Shows Power of MAGA Republicans
A 2022 primary challenge and an unprecedented impeachment challenge are signs of far-right control of GOP.
Nov 9th, 2023 by Bruce ThompsonGOP Proposal Adds Voter ID Law to State Constitution
Amendments would prevent state Supreme Court from overturning the 2011 law.
Oct 25th, 2023 by Anya van WagtendonkEl Rey Celebrating 45 Years
Entertainment, giveaways and discounts planned at all four stores for celebratory community event.
Apr 28th, 2023 by Sophie BolichBucks 2nd Most Valuable NBA Team Following Lasry’s Sale
Lasry selling 25% stake to Browns owner Jimmy Haslam at $3.5 billion team valuation.
Feb 27th, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneFirst GOP Presidential Debate Will Be In Milwaukee In August
Party confirms Milwaukee will play host to major Republican event nearly a year before RNC.
Feb 23rd, 2023 by Jeramey JanneneGOP Leader Thrilled to Suppress City Vote
Republican ads targeted Black and Hispanic voters to discourage voting. Did they work?
Jan 10th, 2023 by Bruce MurphyBillionaire Seeks to Mend Partisan Divide
Democrat David Einhorn, son of right-wing, north-shore Republicans, funds effort to heal America.
Nov 16th, 2022 by Bruce MurphyRepublicans Hope to Flip Three Legislative Seats in Northern Wisconsin
Gerrymandering could help them gain supermajority and veto-proof Legislature.
Oct 24th, 2022 by Danielle KaedingIs An Elections Inspector General Needed?
Wisconsin Elections Commission requests funding for new position and 10 new staff. Why?
Sep 12th, 2022 by Steven WaltersRamthun Campaign Promotes Election Denial
State Representative Tim Ramthun spreads doubt about 2020 election with campaign for governor.
Jul 29th, 2022 by Shawn JohnsonDoes Wisconsin Have Republicans With Integrity?
For instance, how about the four candidates for governor?
Jun 29th, 2022 by Bruce ThompsonTrump’s “Big Lie” Vs The Election Data
The story in Wisconsin and nationally could not have been clearer.
Jun 22nd, 2022 by Bruce ThompsonThe NRA Loves Ron Johnson
Wisconsin U.S. Senator has gotten $1.3 million in donations, just behind Mitch McConnell.
May 30th, 2022 by Bruce MurphyWho’s the Real Outsider for Governor?
Almost every candidate claims to be. But who really, actually is?
May 23rd, 2022 by Bruce MurphyNo One Cancels Kellyanne Conway
No protests of former Trump advisor’s UW-Whitewater speech about suppressing free speech.
May 1st, 2022 by Henry RedmanSexism And The Marquette Poll
Should pollsters test respondents agreement with statements deriding women?
Apr 30th, 2022 by Ruth ConniffThe Bradley Foundation and ‘Superpredators’
Research it helped fund demonized young Black males, leading to long prison sentences.
Apr 27th, 2022 by Bruce MurphyMichael Gableman Versus The Facts
His report claims grants to 5 Wisconsin cities changed the 2020 election. Let’s examine the evidence.
Mar 9th, 2022 by Bruce ThompsonThe Rise of Timothy Ramthun
One-time nobody now a candidate for governor and top demagogue in state Republican Party.
Feb 21st, 2022 by Bruce MurphySpeaker Vos Struggles to Maintain Control
Assailed by GOP rebels. ‘Conspiracy theorists have taken over the party.’
Jan 31st, 2022 by Melanie ConklinVos Disciplines Trump-Backed Legislator
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos stripped Rep. Timothy Ramthun of his legislative staff.
Jan 21st, 2022 by Shawn JohnsonState Democrats Have a Rural Problem
But Evers and Baldwin did better than Biden or Clinton in rural Wisconsin.
Nov 18th, 2021 by Bill Kaplan“Is this fair?” The Campaign Against Electoral College
Taking to the streets for the National Popular Vote.
Oct 1st, 2021 by Pegi ChristiansenMilwaukee Again Bidding To Host DNC
But city faces wide-open competition for 2024 convention. What is the new pitch?
Sep 28th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneRepublicans Open Office on South Side
Party’s office on Lincoln Ave. to help court Hispanic votes for 2022 mid-term election.
Sep 15th, 2021 by Corrinne HessMilwaukee Invited To Apply For 2024 DNC
But some aren't happy the city must bid for convention in the first place.
Aug 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey JannenePoll Shows Barnes Leads Among Milwaukee Democrats
Getting 39% of Milwaukee County Democratic vote. Alex Lasry polled at only 4%.
Aug 3rd, 2021 by Graham KilmerTrump Country Won Wisconsin For Biden
40,000 vote increase in Democratic vote since 2016 election came from pro-Trump areas of state.
Jul 14th, 2021 by Bruce ThompsonThe Private Election Grants Didn’t Help Biden
If anything they helped Trump, an analysis of state election results show.
Jun 16th, 2021 by Bruce ThompsonTrump Country Has Much Lower GDP
Yet the difference is smaller in Wisconsin. Why?
Jun 9th, 2021 by Bruce ThompsonShould Liz Cheney Be Praised?
Or condemned? Liberals seem to disagree.
May 12th, 2021 by Bruce ThompsonRepublicans Look Silly on Andrea Palm
Former state health secretary they hated was success with state vaccine plan, and got picked as Biden's deputy health secretary.
Apr 5th, 2021 by Bruce MurphyState Faces Voter Suppression Effort
Not by the Legislature. Instead court cases seek new policies to restrict voting.
Mar 24th, 2021 by Bruce ThompsonWaukesha Republicans’ Pillow Paranoia
Pandering to its wacko-wing with My Pillow CEO’s movie falsely claiming election theft.
Feb 25th, 2021 by James WigdersonWisconsin Billionaire Donated to QAnon Congresswoman
ABC Supply founder Diane Hendricks donated to campaign of conspiracy theorist.
Jan 29th, 2021 by Henry RedmanHow Jim Clyburn Saved America
His choice of Joe Biden was decisive and may have been the only Democrat who could beat Trump.
Jan 25th, 2021 by Dave CieslewiczNew Voters Won the 2020 Election
And the results in swing states challenged by Trump are exactly in line with the national vote.
Jan 20th, 2021 by Bruce ThompsonWe Won Wisconsin Big!
Actually Trump was defeated by Trump — as state and national voting patterns show.
Dec 23rd, 2020 by Bruce ThompsonHow Trump Lost Wisconsin
County-by-county analysis shows similar pattern of voting to 2016 — with key differences.
Dec 9th, 2020 by Bruce ThompsonTexas Attorney General Seeks to Sue Wisconsin, Three Other States
Motion to U.S. Supreme Court repeats arguments of Trump campaign on election.
Dec 8th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneElection Official Joins ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally
Republican WEC member Robert Spindell speaks at MAGA event, says there may have been fraud.
Dec 8th, 2020 by Henry RedmanAre Parties Realigning In Wisconsin?
Lots of new voters for both parties in election. What it means for the future.
Nov 16th, 2020 by Bruce MurphyStudy: Unions, Politics Appear to Drive Fall School Reopening Decisions in Wisconsin
Local presence of COVID-19 not predictive of district decisions
Nov 16th, 2020 by Wisconsin Institute for Law & LibertyMilwaukee’s Black Turnout Down in 2020
Slightly lower than in 2016, which was low. Fear of contracting COVID-19, other obstacles noted.
Nov 13th, 2020 by Anya van WagtendonkHow Suburban Voters Defeated Trump
A decisive switch, both in Wisconsin and nationally.
Nov 10th, 2020 by Bruce MurphyPolls Missed on Trump Voters, Franklin Says
MU Law School pollster says Trump voters distrust and didn’t respond to polls.
Nov 9th, 2020 by Corrinne HessMilwaukee Had A Drop in College Voters, Dramatic Shift in South Side Party Preference
Biden and Clinton had dramatically different performances in Milwaukee. See how.
Nov 5th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneTrump Campaign Will Request State Recount
Past recounts in Wisconsin have changed small number of votes.
Nov 4th, 2020 by Laurel White8 Takeaways, How Biden Won Wisconsin
A squeaker victory for Biden due to an odd mix of factors.
Nov 4th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneTurnout High in Rural Wisconsin
Some still loyal to Trump, some flip Democratic.
Nov 4th, 2020 by Henry RedmanBiden Lead in State Helped by Key Counties
Biden wins 77% of Dane County; Trump margin in Ozaukee, Waukesha counties lower than in 2016.
Nov 4th, 2020 by Rob MentzerAbsentee Ballots Give Biden Lead in Wisconsin
3 a.m. delivery of Milwaukee absentee ballots puts Biden in front of Trump.
Nov 4th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneState’s Past Votes Could Foretell 2020 Result
Wisconsin has had two kinds of presidental elections. Which one this time?
Nov 2nd, 2020 by Graham KilmerState Voters Slammed with Mostly Republican Political Texts
46 million total messages in 30 days, 64% from Republicans.
Oct 31st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneIs Trump a Problem for Down Ballot Republicans?
If he is, Wisconsin's gerrymandered districts could soften the blow.
Oct 29th, 2020 by Melanie ConklinWill Black, Latinx and Young Voters Turn Out?
Three groups are working hard -- and spending big -- to turn out these voters.
Oct 26th, 2020 by Bruce MurphyCould Hmong Voters Decide State Election?
They’re the largest Asian American group in Wisconsin, with varied views.
Oct 26th, 2020 by Rob MentzerGOP Made It Harder to Vote in Wisconsin
Especially for Black voters.
Oct 23rd, 2020 by Claire Campbell and Laura SchultzBarrett, Others Stump for Biden-Harris
State's Democrats debut new "bus" today as part of get-out-the-vote push.
Oct 21st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneQAnon Spreads to Rural Wisconsin
Its baseless theories about Democratic Satan worshippers creep into the state.
Oct 20th, 2020 by Henry RedmanCould Polls Be As Wrong As In 2016?
Presidential polls of state look much like 2016. Experts say it's different this time.
Oct 19th, 2020 by Laurel WhiteIs Janesville Trump Country?
His Sunday speech there might suggest that. But past voting totals tell a different story.
Oct 19th, 2020 by Ruth ConniffTrump Will Rally In Janesville
Airport rally tonight in county where COVID-19 cases up 48% in last week.
Oct 17th, 2020 by Rob MentzerPence Says Trump Will Nominate RBG Replacement Saturday
The vice president announced this during a campaign tour of Wisconsin.
Sep 24th, 2020 by Corrinne HessSupreme Court Shows Its Colors
What the Green Party ruling tells about the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Sep 23rd, 2020 by Bruce ThompsonTrump Isn’t Scaring Wisconsin
His law-and-order scare tactics against Biden aren't working. So far.
Sep 14th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy1/3 of Wisconsinites Won’t Take COVID-19 Vaccine?
New poll shows many state residents wouldn't take the vaccine.
Sep 10th, 2020 by Melanie ConklinState Voters Less Undecided Than in 2016
Polls show Biden's lead in Wisconsin safer than Clinton's was in 2016. But how safe?
Sep 8th, 2020 by Bruce MurphyWill Kenosha Unrest Help Trump Win State?
His planned visit to Kenosha seeks to make urban unrest the key issue of campaign.
Aug 31st, 2020 by Bruce MurphyWill Biden’s DNC Snub Hurt Him In State?
Republicans gleeful. Is Biden's blowoff of Milwaukee convention Hillary-like or smartly strategic?
Aug 24th, 2020 by Bruce MurphyDNC Rural Council Snubs Wisconsin
Politicians, rural issues in other states included in meeting, Dairy State ignored.
Aug 19th, 2020 by Henry RedmanRepublicans Target Northeast Wisconsin
CPAC event in Green Bay, Trump trip to Oshkosh underline Fox Valley's importance for his reelection.
Aug 15th, 2020 by Megan HartMU Poll Shows Biden Still Leads Trump
Up by 5 points in new poll. Two other polls showed similar lead.
Aug 11th, 2020 by Rob MentzerJohnson, Lee Ask Google for Answers About Political Bias on Platform
Aug 6th, 2020 by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson